When Wallace came to my village, I was working in the fields alongside my wife, Meagan. Oh, she was a beauty of a woman: almost as tall as me, with blazing green eyes and a mantle of golden hair that stretched down to her ass. We had no children but she had tits that would put any milkmaid to shame. But her greatest beauty was a spirit and a will that could confound the noblest of scholars. I was by no means a learned man, simply a farmer following the trail of his ancestors; yet, Meagan felt no shame standing by my side. For that, I was blessed.
"Alewyn," she said. "That's the savior of our land!" I had looked at her then, wondering her meaning. When she rushed to greet the new arrival, it dawned on me. Her parents and first husband had been killed by the invaders; and this man, Wallace, most likely held the key to her vengeance. For that, I hated him at the time. She would forget her happiness with me and brood over the loss of her first loves β¦ her true loves. I didn't doubt her feelings for me, but she would never have with me the same passion she had with them.
I joined her as Wallace drifted through the village folk, seizing hands and asking for sword arms. A great battle was brewing and he needed souls for his army. As he came to me, I leered into his blue eyes. Meagan gripped my hand, feeling my unease at his presence. He took my shoulders and brought his face close to mine. Then, I had no choice. I broke free of Meagan's hold and followed Wallace. His words, her need for vengeance, my own need to prove myself the equal to her past compelled me to join his army.
To say that Meagan was cross with me would be an understatement. A fool she called me before setting off and leaving. I'm not a warrior by nature; god knows my hands are better at writing songs and harvesting wheat than taking a man's life. But the time came to fight for what mattered; those things that are often greater than we are.
On the outskirts of the village, the men joining Wallace pooled together in tents and rested that night before setting out for battle. Mine was alone, some ways away from the others. I sat by the fire, watching my blade glow in the moonlight as I sharpened it. It was in pristine condition, forged in times of peace.